Q 01/05

Mount Rainier is the highest peak of which mountain range?

A) Rockies

B) Sierra Nevada

C) Cascades

D) Olympics

Answer · why

C) Cascades

The Cascades: Mount Rainier is the highest summit of the Cascade Range, which runs from British Columbia to northern California and also includes Moun...

Q 02/05

By what other name, from Indigenous languages, is Mount Rainier widely known?

A) Denali

B) Tahoma

C) Shasta

D) Klickitat

Answer · why

B) Tahoma

Tahoma: the Coast Salish (Lushootseed) name for the mountain survives in park place names such as Tahoma Glacier and Little Tahoma Peak, the satellite...

Q 03/05

Mount Rainier National Park lies in which U.S. state?

A) Oregon

B) Montana

C) Washington

D) Idaho

Answer · why

C) Washington

Washington: the park sits about 59 miles south-southeast of Seattle, and Rainier's summit is the highest point in Washington state.

Q 04/05

In what year was Mount Rainier National Park established?

A) 1872

B) 1899

C) 1916

D) 1938

Answer · why

B) 1899

1899: the act establishing Mount Rainier National Park became law on March 2, 1899, after a campaign backed by the Sierra Club and the National Geogra...

Q 05/05

Which president signed the bill that created Mount Rainier National Park?

A) William McKinley

B) Theodore Roosevelt

C) Grover Cleveland

D) Benjamin Harrison

Answer · why

A) William McKinley

William McKinley signed the act creating the park; Theodore Roosevelt, the president most associated with conservation, did not take office until Sept...